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After finishing at $17.79 in the prior trading day, Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund (NYSE: MSDL) closed at $17.44, down -1.97%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.97 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.57 million shares were traded. MSDL stock price reached its highest trading level at $17.75 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $17.42.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of MSDL by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 20.05 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 9.22. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.36 and its Current Ratio is at 1.36. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.17 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.17.
On October 07, 2025, Raymond James Upgraded its rating to Outperform which previously was Mkt Perform but kept the price unchanged to $18.50. Wells Fargo Upgraded its Equal Weight to Overweight on October 06, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $17.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Nov 10 ’25 when FRANK BRUCE D bought 600 shares for $16.41 per share. The transaction valued at 9,843 led to the insider holds 4,387 shares of the business.
Binstock Joan bought 9,030 shares of MSDL for $150,229 on Oct 06 ’25. The Director now owns 50,042 shares after completing the transaction at $16.64 per share. On Sep 29 ’25, another insider, JEFFREY LEVIN, who serves as the Former Officer/Director of the company, bought 48,599 shares for $16.70 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, MSDL now has a Market Capitalization of 1514402560. As of this moment, Morgan’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 10.57, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 9.43. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.77 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.85.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for MSDL is 0.26, which has changed by -0.17658168 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.14045572 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, MSDL has reached a high of $21.75, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $15.70. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 3.11%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -5.63%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 826.16K shares per day over the past 3-months and 648100 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 86.81M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 86.52M. Insiders hold about 0.34% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 36.87% stake in the company. Shares short for MSDL as of 1764288000 were 680051 with a Short Ratio of 0.82, compared to 1761868800 on 767988. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 680051 and a Short% of Float of 0.88.
Earnings Estimates
At present, 6.0 analysts are actively evaluating the performance of Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund (MSDL) in the stock market.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.48, with high estimates of $0.49 and low estimates of $0.46.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $2.04 and $2.01 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $2.02. EPS for the following year is $1.86, with 6.0 analysts recommending between $1.92 and $1.78.
Revenue Estimates
5 analysts predict $97.16M in revenue for. The current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $98.1M to a low estimate of $96M. As of. The current estimate, Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund’s year-ago sales were $103.03MFor the next quarter, 5 analysts are estimating revenue of $94.48M. There is a high estimate of $96.3M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $92.11M.
A total of 5 analysts have provided revenue estimates for MSDL’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $398.7M, while the lowest revenue estimate was $396M, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $397.68M. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $416.07MBased on 5 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $366.21M in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $378.2M and the low estimate is $360M.
